Has "political-correctness" gone too far? We are living in an age where it's better to blame yourself for someone else's problems or to turn your back on your country/countrymen to show how "worldly" one is, rather than taking a stand.

I was raised to always show some backbone and defend our country/countrymen and to fight for what I really believe deep in my heart. I try to do what is right, and do it the American way. I do try and see the politically-correct view of things but I just can't seem to conform because most politically-correct statements don't make much sense to me personally.

When I stand back and really look at this logically, "political-correctness" is a luxury provided by our Armed Forces, who are usually the target of the politically-correct!

But I digress ...

TODAYS POINT: The other day a report came across the television from our Surgeon General that read; "Santa Clause is too fat and is setting a bad example for children." Further more, the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santa's is now urging it's 800 members to lose weight and look fit and trim for the children this Christmas season. (I wonder what these people think of the twig-like fashion models who barely eat, or think, and abuse drugs, but can fit into a size "zero."?)

What's next; Frosty The Snowman needs to melt a few more pounds off or he won't be allowed to come back again next year? Heck, Frosty out-ran all the children and the traffic cop through the streets of town! Will Richard Simmons call the authorities to have Humpty Dumpty arrested for infecting all the Kings horses and all the Kings men with cholesterol, or will Twiddle Dumb and Twiddle Dee be sent to a fat-farm and ordered to lose 60-pounds each?

PLEASE LEAVE SANTA ALONE!

Recently, fake-Santa's have been barred from letting children sit on their laps. A few years ago Santa was stripped of his smoking pipe. Political correctness has reached new lows in Australia, where fake-Santa's can't say "ho, ho, ho" for fear of offending moral women!!!!

In some places, fake-Santa's are not allowed to say "Merry Christmas" for fear of offending "non-Christians," (WHAT THE F$%#&*K!) If there were a Jewish Elf named Sheldon who yelled, "Happy Hanukkah," I wouldn't care. I say "Happy Hanukkah" to my Jewish friends every year.

In Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health is recommending that children leave Santa healthier snacks like apples, celery sticks and carrots and suggest children leave Santa's reindeer the same kinds of snacks!!!!!(Ewwwwwww) They do not want children to leave chocolate-chip cookies, pumpkin pie, candy-canes, eggnog, or milk! (Again, consider the source ... Massachusetts! ... I'm sure it will be crime to leave anything that tastes good for Santa in Massachusetts soon; punishable with a $1,000.00 fine and 8-months in jail!)

SIDEBAR: Kids, ... look at the boots and belt; if they are made of cheap plastic, or even worse, if he's wearing shoe-covers to make it look like he's wearing boots, the Santa is a cheap imitation, a "fake-Santa." The real Santa spends most of his time working in the North Pole anyway.

THE FACTS: Santa Clause (St. Nicholas) was born in 245 AD in Turkey. According to history, he moved to the North Pole around 1820, and in 1823 he was spotted for the very first time with his 8-tiny reindeer. I'm sure you've all heard those stories about a man or a woman who live to be 100 or more years old. When asked what the secret to their long life is, they always seem to answer, "I have smoked and have at least one drink everyday for the past 80-years!" ... well it appears that cookies and milk work for Santa. He is almost 1,800-years old, sure he's a little chubby, but I'd like to see anyone in Australia or Massachusetts help build, help wrap and deliver millions of packages in one night.

I doubt "Fake Santa's" can fly.

Fact: The real Santa has no problem flying, (he's like Superman on a sleigh), cookies, milk and all.

Fact: Santa wears a red coat and red pants; not green, not gold and not plaid ... and when he laughs, his belly does shake like a bowl full of jelly!

Fact: Santa is Christian and yells "Merry Christmas to all ... !" He's not afraid of insulting anyone because he knows any smart, good hearted human would understand that Christmas is a Christian Holiday and comes just once a year. Ohhhh, and when he laughs it's a hearty "Ho, Ho, Ho," not "ha, ha, ha," or "he, he, he," or "moooh, ha, ha!"

Fake-Santa's can't touch there finger to the side of the nose and zoom up or down a chimney, ... but the real one does it hundreds-of-thousands of times, every hour on the hour, on Christmas Eve.

Have you ever heard the saying "If it's not broke, don't fix it?," please stop trying to make Santa Clause better! He's the perfect giving, loving , example-setting jolly-old-elf he always was.

Fact: He sees you when you're sleeping, he also knows when you're awake, ... he knows when you've been bad or good, so please be good for goodness sake! Now that is a magical power. (Uh-oh, ... I'll bet there will be a lot of coal being delivered to Australia, Massachusetts and other politically correct areas this Christmas.)

I know the real Santa loves cookies and milk, it's basically his diet and it works great for him, heck, he's 1,762-years old! ... whom should be telling whom what to eat? 

Santa has "class." He would never tell anyone what to do or how to eat or what to say. He knows mankind was born with a free will, but Santa is always watching, and he has a never-ending supply of coal.

Please leave Santa Clause alone. In an imperfect world he hasn't changed in hundreds of years. He's never involved in scandals, he always jolly and he has been married to the same loving woman for hundreds of years. He's a giver, not a taker. He loves animals, he has never gotten a ticket and he's very good to his employees.

As my daughters grew up, they would ask me if Santa was real; my answer then is the same as it is now, ... Santa will come as long as you believe. Once you stop believing in Santa, he will never visit you again.

Do you believe?

Happy birthday Dad, ... I miss you.